Walking the Walk - Our Chance to DO Something

On October 6, 2011, people from all walks of life and areas of the country will gather on Freedom Plaza in Washington DC to begin what organizers hope will be America's version of the occupation of Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt and other cities across the Middle East.

It Can Be Done. Now is the Time. Americans Can Stop the Corporate Machine and Create a New World

On October 6, 2011, people from all walks of life and areas of the country will gather on Freedom Plaza in Washington DC to begin what organizers hope will be America's version of the occupation of Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt and other cities across the Middle East.

It Can Be Done. Now is the Time. Americans Can Stop the Corporate Machine and Create a New World

To help publicize this event and inspire others to join in the occupation of the plaza, a group of us are planning to WALK 200 MILES from Clarksburg West Virginia to DC.

We will begin walking from the K-Mart parking lot, Eastpointe Shopping Center, Emily Drive, Clarksburg WV on September 27 at 8:00 am.

We mapped the route and determined - if we average 22 miles per day we can make it in 9 days, arriving the late afternoon or evening of October 5th.

A large majority of the American people support the following:

Tax the rich and corporations
End the wars, bring the troops home, cut military spending
Protect the social safety net, strengthen Social Security and improved Medicare for all
End corporate welfare for oil companies and other big business interests
Transition to a clean energy economy, reverse environmental degradation
Protect worker rights including collective bargaining, create jobs and raise wages
Get money out of politics

The government, dominated by elite economic interests, is going in the opposite direction from what the people want. The American people’s agenda is our agenda.

For more information about the Walk (and to see a map of the route), please visit http://builtfromtrash.com/take-action/38-walking-the-walk. If you would like to join us for all or part of the walk, or if you live along the route and want to cheer us on or bring us water and/or sustenance, please send an email to walkthewalk@builtfromtrash.com.

The occupation of Freedom Plaza will continue until Washington takes action that benefits the lives of millions of middle-class Americans instead of catering to the whims of a few hundred super rich Wall Street execs, CEO's and hedge fund managers.